Activation of low concentration persulfate with CoFe2O4@rGO under UV radiation to efficiently remove NO from flue gas
摘要
Activating low concentration persulfate (PS) to realize high-efficiency oxidation of NO is the key to reduce the cost of denitration by PS. In this paper, cobalt ferrite anchored reduced graphene oxide (CoFe2O4@rGO) was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, and coupled with ultraviolet light (UV) was used to activate low concentration PS to oxidize and absorb NO in flue gas. The study found that UV irradiation significantly improved the catalytic performance of CoFe2O4@rGO, and the greater UV power, the higher the denitration efficiency. It can not only activate PS, but also reduce the recombination probability of photoelectrons and holes of CoFe2O4. With the aid of the oxidation ability of surface holes and the super electron transfer ability of rGO, the high-efficiency denitration of low-concentration PS is realized. When the UV was 18 W, PS concentration was 0.02 mol/L, the dosage of CoFe2O4@rGO was 0.2 g/L, the initial pH of solution was 6, 90% and 96.1% NO were oxidized to nitric acid under 45℃ and 70℃ respectively. Finally, CoFe2O4@rGO was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET specific surface area, hysteresis cycle etc., and the denitrification mechanism of photo-assisted CoFe2O4@rGO activated PS was speculated.